Birthday Partys Are Even Better with an Outdoor Movie
My nephew just turned 17 a few days ago, and the weather was just too good to not be outside for the party. So we moved everything outdoors onto my brother's…
Blog — page 28
Twenty years of outdoor cinema: event reports, buying guides, setup how-tos and news from the field.
Top 25 Outdoor Movie: Mary Poppins (sing-along version)
For one of our final Top 25 Outdoor Movies , we'd like to review Mary Poppins , the 1964 Disney musical classic starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. The…
Top 25 Outdoor Movie: The Muppet Movie
One of the final movies on our Top 25 Outdoor Movies of All Time list is the 1979 classic, The Muppet Movie. This Jim Henson creation is arguably one of the…
Outdoor Movie Events in the U.S. and the U.K., July–September 2010
Rudman got into the movie business in the 1950s as a film runner, getting paid $25 a week. He then worked as a film buyer for RKO Pictures and later started…
Winners of the Backyard Theater Photo Contest Announced
It has evolved in to a high-tech movie party that features a 2000-lumen Hitachi projector, a 16' x 9' screen and professional sound system
Top 25 Outdoor Movie: It's a Wonderful Life
We only have a couple movies left on our list of Top 25 Outdoor Movies of All Time, and although we didn't intend to save the best for last, the 1946 classic…
Outdoor Movie Events Across the U.S., July 7 – Sept. 9, 2010
The website MyDVDinsider.com recently featured an article about how Open Air Cinema is the latest and greatest thing in home entertainment. Here is an excerpt…
Top 25 Outdoor Movie: Flight of the Navigator
Flight of the Navigator is a 1986 Disney film about a young boy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida who embarks on an adventure of space and time, and is a film the…
Cast Your Vote in the Projector People Backyard Theater Photo Contest
Submissions to projectorpeople.com's backyard theater photo contest have now officially closed, so now is the time to go cast your vote ...
Outdoor Movie Events in the U.S. and the U.K., August–October 2010
About this archive post. Open Air Cinema's blog has been reorganized into a historical record of the outdoor-cinema industry. This entry compiles real news…
Outdoor Movies and Film Festivals Across the U.S., July–Oct. 2010
About this archive post. Open Air Cinema's blog has been reorganized into a historical record of the outdoor-cinema industry. This entry compiles real news…
Nairobi, Kenya: Open Air Screenings of Togetherness Supreme in Kibera Slums
From the Open Air Cinema archive. Originally published in 2010. Preserved as a historical record; some linked partner pages from that time are no longer…
Bresnan Communications Shows Appreciation for Customers with Outdoor Movies
As the MasterCard commercials suggest, Americans are interested in priceless experiences. And a priceless experience is what Bresnan Communications recently…
Open Air Cinema in Utica Prepares for Season Opener
The Open Air Cinema in Utica has just kicked off their first outdoor movie series and we would like to wish them the best of luck. The first movie featured…
DeLorean Club Shows up at Outdoor Screening of Back to the Future
Marty McFly: Wait a minute, Doc. Ah... Are you telling me that you built a time machine... out of a DeLorean? Dr. Emmett Brown: The way I see it, if you're…
Randall Fox Brings Outdoor Movies to Atlanta, Georgia
Is there anything about Breakfast at Tiffany's that doesn't inspire nostalgia for the Golden Age of Hollywood? Audrey Hepburn crooning Moon River, fashion, and…
Program to Bring FIFA World Cup, Technology and Life Skills to Kenyan Youth
From the Open Air Cinema archive. Originally published in 2010, on a Google-sponsored educational program paired with World Cup screenings in Kenya. Preserved…
Open Air Cinema Outdoor Movie Photo Contest Winners
The results are in, and so we're excited to announce the winners for the first annual Open Air Cinema Photo Contest! The competition was stiff, as we received…
BBC Reports on World Cup Screenings in Kenya
From the Open Air Cinema archive. Originally published in 2010, noting BBC radio coverage of a World Cup screening in Kenya. Preserved as a historical record…
Entertaining the Audience Before the World Cup Screening
Open Air Cinema's founder, Stuart Farmer, has been in Kenya with Google and the Field of Dreams project. He is helping train the students at the Moving the…
Condobusiness Magazine Features Dive-In Outdoor Movies
We just discovered that Condobusiness Magazine featured a brief story on "Dive-In" Outdoor Movies, and how they are the latest and greatest thing in community…
Fresh Air Flicks Premiers Monsters Vs. Aliens as First Ever 3D Outdoor Movie
We are thrilled to learn that Fresh Air Flicks in New York City will be premiering Monsters Vs. Aliens in RealD 3D - a historic moment in outdoor cinema! Never…
UNICEF Uses Open Air Cinema Screens to Bring World Cup to Zambia
From the Open Air Cinema archive. Originally published in 2010, reproducing a UNICEF feature on using Open Air Cinema inflatable screens to bring World Cup…
Time Lapse of Open Air Screen in Kilifi, Kenya
From the Open Air Cinema archive. Originally published in 2010, an OAC dispatch on a World Cup screening installation in Kenya. Preserved as a historical…
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